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Preface
Preface Vice Rector for Research
The research strategy of the TU Vienna for
the period 2010 through 2014 is part of the
current development plan and comprises at its
core of the establishment of five new strategic
research focus points. The objective lies in
enhancing our research profile and to improveour international appearance, as well as build-
ing cooperation at all levels. We would like to
expand the collaboration among our faculties,
among other national and international re-
search organisations and with the economic
and private sectors.
The research focus point Energy and Environ-
ment is focused on six research fields and
pursues a technological and interdisciplinary
approach. The competences of the TU Vienna
within the energy sector ranging from the
beginnings in basic research to already existing
applications are complemented with internal
scientific expertise in the areas of climate, envi-
ronment, economy and resources.
Abiding the mission statement of the TU Vi-enna Technology for People holistic solutions
for important future local and global questions
in research, economy and society are devel-
oped, as well as for complex interdisciplinary
research tasks. That makes the TU Vienna a
competent partner for energy and environmen-
tal related demands of the future.
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Research Focus Point Energy and Environment 4
Facts and Figures 6
Energy active settlements and infrastructures 10
Sustainable and low emission mobility 11
Climate neutral, renewable and conventional energy supply systems 12
Environmental monitoring and climate adaptation 13
Efficient utilisation of natural resources 14
Sustainable technologies, products and production 15
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Preserving the environment meansdeveloping new ideas
Population growth and worldwide industriali-
sation constantly increase the primary energy
demand new ideas are required. Alternativeenergy sources need to be developed, reli-
able solutions for climate problems are sought
after and serious problems of pollution are still
unresolved. Even if great successes could be
seen in these fields in the recent years, many
open questions still exist which can hardly be
answered by traditional technological ap-proaches.
Answers to environmental problems can never
be found in rejection and scepticism towards
technology and industry. On the contrary: only
with pioneering basic research and modern
technology, real progress can be achieved. The
research topic Energy and Environment cer-tainly belongs to the most important research
fields of our time and reinforces the merging of
futureoriented basic research and practical ap-
plied research. The Vienna University of Tech-nology emphasises the relevance of this topic
and has declared Energy and Environment as
one of its five research focus points.
Energy and Environment
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Broad range of competences Technology for people
At TU Vienna a broad range of competences
can be found in the areas of energy and
environment. The research topics range fromquestions about energy generation and energy
storage to ideas of energy-efficient architecture
and regional planning. Additional topics
include the design of intelligent electricity net-
works, and also energy saving measures and
energy policy concepts. In the field of environ-
mental research the main focuses are placedon environmental monitoring reliable data
on the state and change of our environment is
essential for the development of new strate-
gies. At the TU Vienna research is furthermore
concentrated on solutions for the efficient utili-
sation of resources, environment-friendly crea-
tion of products and production processes, as
well as on concepts for low emission mobility.
Many of the research groups at TU Vienna are
key competence experts in Austria and inter-
national renowned triggers for innovation. Inorder to establish excellent research, specific
working groups which network internally,
nationally and internationally are a self-evident
necessity. Often, environmental problems
can only be understood on a global scale and
solved in an international context. However,
at the same time, it is of particular importancefor a country like Austria (with its ecologically
sensitive Alpine- and river regions) not only to
adapt knowledge in the environmental sector
from other countries, but also to pursue future
oriented environmental research with emphasis
on our own specific problems.
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Figure 1
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Facts and Figures
Strategic research focus points
The strength of the five research focus points
of the TU Vienna are reflected in its ability to
acquire third party funding.
Figure 1 shows the share of the research focus
points in the third party funds within the time
frame 2007-2009. During this period more than
80 % of the incoming third party funds were
invested in research themes related to the five
research focus points. This is an important
indication that a main goal of the profiling
process the promotion of areas with high
scientific and economic potential is continu-
ously implemented.
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Energy and Environment
In this research focus point all eight faculties of
the TU Vienna and more than two-thirds of the
54 institutes are represented.
More than 80 research groups are specifically
doing research different aspects of energy and
environment.
Within the six energy and environment
research fields
E1: Energy active settlements and infrastruc-
tures E2: Sustainable and low emission mobility
E3: Climate neutral, renewable and conven-
tional energy supply systems
E4: Environmental monitoring and climate
adaptation
E5: Efficient utilisation of natural resources
E6: Sustainable technologies, products and
production
basic research projects as well as applied
research projects provide latest scientific
findings.
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In-kind contribution
The TU Vienna contributes with in-kind activi-
ties to the development of the research focus
points. In addition to the permanent staff
(Figure 2), the funding scheme of InnovativeProjects funds junior scientists and invests in
technical equipment. This initiative is com-
plemented by internal PhD programmes. The
invested budget for these activities amounts to
1.6 million in the three year period between
2007 and 2009.
Facts and Figures
Third party funds and publications
The research output of the individual research
fields is quite diverse illustrated by several in-
dex numbers showing the quantification of the
research activities. Figure 3 indicates the thirdparty funds acquired per habilitated researcher;
figure 4 points out the scientific publications
per habilitated researcher.
Besides the varying accomplishments in the re-
search fields the data also represents the differ-
ent research and presentation cultures. Within
the topics more related to the natural sciences
(e. g. environmental monitoring and climate
adaptation), scientific publishing has a differ-
ent value than within more architectural related
research fields (e.g. energy active settlements
and infrastructures).
Figure 2
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All data relates to the time frame 2007-2009
and represents the averages of these three
years.
Figure 4Figure 3
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Research topics
Energy efficient buildings
Eco efficient construction
Application of renewable energy systems
Building concepts/resource optimisation Simulation/modelling overall system
Old-building renovation
Intelligent buildings
Monitoring buildings
Building service engineering/distributed
systems
Building automation
Energy management/micro grids
Ecological aspects
Building and real estate assessment
Construction materials
Climate change impacts
Sociological aspects
Consumer behaviour
Well-being environment
Innovative real estate and infrastructure
projects
Holistic planning process
Economic analysis/modelling
Life-cycle-analysis
Future urban and spatial development
Energy active settlements and infrastructures
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Research topics
Motor vehicles (2-, 4-wheel, rail)
Optimisation
Alternative propulsion systems (hybrid- and
electro-propulsion systems)
Components
Actuation
Power transmission
Power electronics
Energy supply
Alternative fuels
Energy storage
Energy and grid management
Infrastructure
Rail
Navigation
Charging stations Smart metering, ICT
Traffic concepts and mobility management
Logistics
Traffic systems (public, individual, motorised,
non-motorised) Consumer behaviour
Political framework
Analysis and scenarios
Overall system views
Future scenarios
Energy-, mobility- and emission models
Business models
Sustainable and low emission mobility
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Research topics
Renewable energy systems
Hydro power
Solar energy
Geothermal energy Biomass
Power plant optimisation
Modelling
Components/construction
Processes
Materials
Nuclear fusion
Intelligent grids
Operation management
Grid integration of renewables
Distributed control and regulation
Supply Side Management/Demand Side Man-
agement (SSM/DSM)
Peripheral storage systems
Thermal storage
Chemical storage (fuel cells)
Mechanical storage (magnetic bearing, pumpreservoir storage, etc.)
Energy economics
Climate change impact
Environmental economy
Business models
Political strategies
Climate neutral, renewable and
conventional energy supply systems
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Research topics
Natural disaster management
Flood water
Water management
Hydraulic engineering Mass movements
Tectonics/earth quakes
Environmental law
Contaminant measurements,
quality analysis
Particulate matter, greenhouse gases
Particles, heavy metals
Dosimetry
Drinking water analysis
Organic elements
Emissions
Noise, etc.
Environmental analysis and modelling
Monitoring and forecast of geological/hydro-
logical/atmospherical processes
Development of intelligent measurementsystems
Bio-chemistry
Mathematical/geometrical data basis
Satellite systems
Environmental statistics
Environmental risk assessment
Environmental monitoring
and climate adaptation
Photo: NASA
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Research topics
Renewable raw materials
Biomass
Wood
Ecological construction materials
Starch/cellulose
Recycling/urban mining
Metallic materials
Composites
Construction materials
Minerals
Disposal/processing
Sewage water
Chemicals, etc.
Mass flow analysis
Metals/toxic substances
Air pollutant
Sewage water
Solid waste management
Resource economics
Water supply and distribution
Water body ecology
Watershed management
Ground water economy
Ground water usage
Efficient utilisation of natural resources
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Research topics
Resource efficient production and process
optimisation
Production and process management
Modelling, simulation and optimisation
Controlling, regulation and automation
Alternative sustainable methods
Carbon Capture
Hydrogen generation
Green Chemistry
Bio fuels
Materials
Development of Omics-tools
New technologies
Filter
Sensors
Laser
Ultrasonic
Materials research and development
Thermo electrics
Light weight structures
Extreme environments
Fuel cells
High temperature superconductors
Fibre technology
Sustainable technologies, products
and production
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The Research CentreEnergy and Environment
Interdisciplinary network of different
departments
In order to enhance and intensify networking
and communication between the research
groups at the TU Vienna, the virtual Research
Centre Energy and Environment has been
established it is set up free of organisational
boarders such as institutes or faculties, organ-
ised as an open network and bundled up in a
central management node.
The research centre acts as a communication-
and project platform for the researchers at the
TU Vienna in order to enable new ideas andcooperation within innovative interdiscipli-
nary projects and to develop holistic solutions
across faculties. It is anticipated that this initia-
tive will foster internal synergies and increase
public awareness, as well as the awareness of
funding authorities and clients concerning the
competences of the TU Vienna.
Contact:
Dr. Gudrun Weinwurm
Coordination / Project management
T: +43-1-58801-40123
http://energiewelten.tuwien.ac.at
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